There's something about personality tests that fascinates me. You answer a few questions about yourself and you get to read what it is that makes you unique. It's selfish but well we all need a little ego boost from time to time. So - surprise surprise - I took another one and - guess what - you get to read all about it! So this one is about three major realms of everyday functioning: thinking/working/emoting. You can take the test here (it requires registration but it's worth it).

So these are my results:

Thinking: Empath

• By proximity, they can tune into the emotional state of others.
• They are often unaware of their own intuitive power.

"From infancy, the purely emotional Empath strength intuits the world around them. They feel so intensely about everything that others can be confused by the depth and range of their expression — from uncontrollable laughter to inconsolable tears; sometimes both at once. Empath responds quickly and personally to all and environment. For others it can be disconcerting, but for them emotionality is the throne upon which their one-of-a-kind intellect sits. When you know answers but can't explain how, cannibalistic self-doubt can gnaw and weaken confidence. Empaths often doubt their own emotion wisdom and try to be "logical" instead. And for these emotion-intellects it is tantamount to swimming against their own nature. Linear, step-by-step thinking must be taught to an Empath. In school, gold stars of former glory grades often turn into good grief by junior high. This is usually when their academic confidence plummets. Doubt can clip their potential's wings before they even attempt flight and before they test their unique intellectual capabilities. An Empath is often in the dark about their innate gifts."

Working: Philosopher

• As employees they refuse to tell others what to do and will not assume responsibility for any other's doing.
• They generally choose highly-specialized fields or industries and contract-out their services.

"The Philosopher strength is an uncanny ability for being on-the-spot when leading edges are sharpened and discoveries unveiled — though seldom are these individuals the authors and creators of such events. Their knack is for pointing out what others may not see and explaining what new change has come. They often clash with authority over should and must issues. Characteristically, Philosopher suffers an allergy to authority and uniforms, regardless of cut, colour and cloth. Asking tough questions, such as why? and why not? tends to reduce their chances of succeeding hierarchically. Their reluctance to direct and boss others significantly reduces their value, managerially-speaking. Philosopher tends to be most intelligent, most hard working, and most likely to refute and refuse any policy that is not in sync with their personal creed. They often choose a career that allows them to freelance and contract their services. Wealth and material gains do not motivate them. Affording them choice does. Philosopher demands autonomy, personally and professionally. They tend to captain their own ships and are renowned workaholics. They may only do what they like, but they like doing it a lot, apparently."

Emoting: Evokateur

• To them the world in general is somewhat barbaric, and people, hurried and harsh.
• They're extraordinarily cautious about long-term commitments.

"An Evokateur does not live with us, or as us, in this world. They are born aware of other depths, dimensions and realities. Others can find these purely emotional beings difficult to understand. Some find the concept of such emotionality interesting, some envy them, but for most people — nightmares are more welcome. Regardless, emotions rule the Evokateur strength and that means one thing: ultra-creativity. Evokateur-world, just behind Evokateur eyes, is as real for them as this one of ours. Relating to them is multi-frustrating for most, though multi-enlightening for some — those who understand and experience the Evokateur strength discover that love has more layers than previously realized. Others speak of the extraordinary Evokateur oddness. History speaks of their extraordinary accomplishments. However, extraordinary tends to travel odd paths; those on this or that side of normal. And while they have many lessons to master, pleasing others is not one of them."

We all know Dr. Phil, yes the guy from Oprah. Like him or not he has helped many people and more than that he has managed to have a strong influence on how people view psychology today. A somewhat controversial test is available that supposedly reveals how others view you. You can take it here.

These are the possible scores you can get:

If you scored...	You may be...
61 & up	The Vain, Self-Centered Leader
51 - 60	The Natural Leader
41 - 50	The Lively Center of Attention
31 - 40	The Loyal Friend
21 - 30	The Careful Plodder
0 - 20	The Shy Worrier

Dr. Phil himself scored a 55 and Oprah scored a 38.

What was my score then? 49 - The Lively Center of Attention: Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out.

• Extraversion / Introversion
• Intuitive / Sensing
• Feeling / Thinking
• Perceiving /  Judging

Each person can be either an extravert or an introvert, sensing or intuitive, thinking or feeling, and judging or perceiving. So you can get a personality type by combing the four elements, e.g. Extravert, Sensing, Feeling, Perceiving (or using the corresponding letters ESFP). Based on this theory, there are 16 personality types, although each person can rank differently on each scale.